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Senate Committee on Constitution Review has recommended the creation of 20 new states.
They also proposed that referendum be conducted for the 20 new states by the Independent National Electoral Commission.-Katagum State from Bauchi State– Ijebu State from Ogun State– Amana State from Adamawa-Okun state from Kogi State.
The bill especially proposes an amendment to Section 197 by inserting new Paragraphs ‘e’ and ‘f’ to provide for ‘State Police Council’ and ‘State Police Service Commission,’ respectively. The Second Schedule to the Constitution will also be altered in Part I by deleting Item 45 from the Exclusive Legislative List; and in Part II by inserting after Item 30 on the Concurrent Legislative List, new Items 31 and 32.The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has advocated for an additional state for the South-East region.
He said that Ndigbo would be proud of the country if a sixth state was created in the region. States in the region at the moment include Imo, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia and Anambra while other geopolitical zones have at at least six states.
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